Daniel 5:31

Overview - Daniel 5
1	Belshazzar's impious feast.
5	A hand-writing unknown to the magicians, troubles the king.
10	At the commendation of the queen Daniel is brought.
17	He, reproving the king of pride and idolatry,
25	reads and interprets the writing.
30	The monarchy is translated to the Medes.

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Daniel 5:31 (King James Version)
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

Darius: This was Cyaxares, son of Astyages, king of Media, and maternal uncle to Cyrus, who allowed him the title of his conquests, as long as he lived.; 6:1 9:1
being: Chal. he as the son of, etc. about. or, now.